Other Historic Sites in Rensselaer County

Kate Mullany House (Troy)
www.katemullanynhs.org
This modest three-story brick house is the only surviving building associated with Kate Mullany, a young Irish immigrant laundry worker who in 1864 organized and led the all-female "Collar Laundry Union" labor union.

 

Oakwood Cemetery (Troy)
www.oakwoodcemetery.org
Since 1848 this nonsectarian rural cemetery has become the final resting place for many Americans. Among the many trees, winding roadways, and silent hills are the graves of "Uncle Sam" Wilson, noted educators Emma Willard and Amos Eaton, Controversial Financier Russell Sage, Civil War Generals such as George H. Thomas (The Rock of Chickamauga)and General John Ellis Wool, and community founders (such as Jacob D. Vanderheyden, founder of Troy, and Abraham Jacob Lansing, founder of Lansingburgh).

 

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (Troy)
www.troymusichall.org
Built in 1870, the music hall is on the second floor above the bank itself. It is renowned for its acoustics, including a huge Odell concert organ.